Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Liberal rule, Canadians can no longer afford life in their own country. Under the Prime Minister, we are seeing empty bank accounts, fridges and stomachs. Food bank use in Toronto has doubled since 2023, and the situation is just as dire in B.C. Instead of the fastest-growing economy in the G7, we have the slowest. The Liberals have given us skyrocketing deficits and debt, factory shutdowns and vanishing jobs. Canadians are working harder but getting poorer. Every dollar this government spends raises taxes, inflation and the cost of living.
Conservatives demand a budget that makes life affordable again, one that eliminates hidden taxes on food, work, homebuilding and investments, and that gets our deficit under control. We have had enough empty words and broken promises. It is time to strengthen Canada. It is time to make life affordable for all.